Claire Harlan-Orsi, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln first-year English graduate student, catches up on current events while reading The New York Times Monday afternoon in UNL's City Campus Union.
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The president was recently advised by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to send more troops to combat Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Obama has not announced his decision, but some Lincoln residents believe in his judgment.
"Whatever he does is what I'll go with, what I'll trust," said Lindsey Persigehl, a senior fashion merchandising major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Lizzie Novich, a sophomore environmental studies major at UNL, also has faith in Obama's leadership.
"I'd probably tell him to listen to a lot of people and get their opinions and do what he thinks is best," she said.
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Earlier this year, Obama approved the dispatch of 21,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, while agreeing to re-evaluate the situation after the Afghan presidential election. With the Aug. 20 election come and gone, the pressure is mounting for Obama to choose a course of action.
But some Lincoln residents have strong feelings about sending troops into Afghanistan. Richard Halvorsen of Lincoln thinks it would be wrong to send more troops.
"For the short term, it'll be a good thing as far as securing the deal, but long term, I don't know," he said. "Without building up the infrastructure and the political structure and the local regions, it's not going to help."
Jacob Daberkow disagrees.
"I think a troop increase would be a good idea because I think that this situation needs to be taken care of," the sophomore business administration major said. "A troop increase will actually solve the situation for us."
Those without strong opinions, like junior economics major Chris Nissen, have confidence that Obama will do the right thing.
Obama should "go with his gut," Nissen said. "Do what he thinks he should do."
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